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EDWVIFT W. HARGISS, OF WI-IEATLAND, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONEIIALF TOAMOS M. PAXTON, OF SAME PLACE.

CUSHION FOR EGG-CASES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 534,877, dated February26, 1895.

Application filed December 2'7, 1894- Serial No. 533,039. (No model.)

To whom 252; may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN W. I-IAReIss, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residingatWheatland, in the county of Hickory and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cushionsfor Egg-Gases; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide frames for the top and bottomof cell cases upon which is placed a sheet of suitable material, ascardboard, which rest upon the frames at points immediately beneath thecorners of the cells so that the intermediate portions thereof will befree to give or cushion any shocks; and the invention consists in theconstruction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fullyset forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a view of a cell case partly brokenaway so as to show theapplication of myinvention thereto. Fig. 2is a detail perspective viewof one of the frames removed from the casing; and Figs. 3 and 4 are sideviews of the bars which when placed together make up the frame.

A designates the outer case which may be of any suitable constructionand material, either in the form of a closed box or crate, the samebeing provided with a rigid top and bottom.

B designates the frame which makes up the cells, being preferably madeof card-board in the usual manner, and when designed for receiving eggsis placed in the crate so that it will bear against sheets of card-boardO.

D designates frames which are made up of bars of wire, the longitudinalwires D being bent so as to provide single open-ended loops d the sidemembers of which converge slightly toward the horizontal portions (1.The transverse bars D are provided with double loops d as shown. Thebars are of sufficient resiliency so that when the loop portions areplaced in engagement with each other they will be held together toprovide a grating with upwardly projecting portions which when the frameis placed within the case will be positioned immediately beneath or on aline with the corners of the cells, and the card-board sheetshereinbeforereferred to rest upon the projecting portions of the framewhile the horizontal portions of said frame rest upon the bottom of thebox or crate or bear against the top thereof. By this construction andarrangement the card-board sheets 0 are provided with a plurality ofsupports which will permit a certain degree of resiliency beneath thecells, sufficient to take up such shocks as the articles may receive intransporting or in forcing the cover in place.

The device hereinbefore described can be cheaply manufactured; and it islight and sufficiently stable for its purpose.

With my invention I may use any style of cel1-case, but that hereinshown is preferred.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. Acushion or support forthe top and bottom of cell-cases, consisting of longitudinal andtransverse bars having bends for connecting them together so as toprovide proj ecting portions upon which the division plates of thecell-case rest, and interposed sheets between the bars and cell-case,substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

2. A tray upon which the division plates of cell-cases are adapted torest, made up of longitudinal and transverse bars having horizontalportions which are substantially on a line with each other, portionswhich interlock and project above the horizontal portions to provideprojections at intervals, substantially as shown and for the purpose setforth.

3. A tray or grating for the purpose set forth, made up of cross-bars,one set of crossbars having double loops d and the other single loops(1, said loops being adapted to interlock, substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN W. IIARGISS.

Witnesses PERRY O. SoRIPENoE, AMos' M. PAXTON.

